Viks celebrates its second birthday with carbon fiber

In 2013, Estonian designer Indrek Narusk introduced the Viks, a limited-edition stainless steel fixed-gear commuter bike. As he told us at the time, its striking design was inspired partly by cafe racer-style motorcycles. Now, to celebrate the line's second anniversary, he's rolled out a carbon fiber version.

The Viks Carbon has the same frame design as its predecessor – it's essentially two side-by-side tubular frames, which are joined at the head tube, seat tube and bottom bracket. While its main tubes are indeed composed of carbon fiber (custom-made by Slovenia's Berk Composites), its joints and some other bits and pieces are still stainless steel.

As a result of the switch to carbon, the frame weighs 3 kg (6.6 lb) less than the steel version, with the complete bike tipping the scales at 10 kg (22 lb).

The Viks Carbon also features a sleek Aerospoke wheelset, and a Gates Carbon belt drive instead of a chain. Because it's a fixie, there are no gears or brakes – you stop the bike by stopping pedaling.

Once again, Narusk and his team are planning on building a limited number of the bikes. Pricing has yet to be determined, but it's probably safe to say that it won't be cheap.

The Viks Carbon has the same frame design as its predecessor – it's essentially two side-by-side tubular frames, which are joined at the head tube, seat tube and bottom bracket(Credit: Chris Wood/<a href="http://Gizmag.com">Gizmag.com</a>)

While its main tubes are composed of carbon fiber, its joints and some other bits and pieces are still stainless steel(Credit: Chris Wood/<a href="http://Gizmag.com">Gizmag.com</a>)

As a result of the switch to carbon, the Viks Carbon's frame weighs 3 kg (6.6 lb) less than that of the steel version, with the complete bike tipping the scales at 10 kg (22 lb)(Credit: Chris Wood/<a href="http://Gizmag.com">Gizmag.com</a>)

The Viks Carbon features a sleek Aerospoke wheelset, and a Gates Carbon belt drive instead of a chain(Credit: Chris Wood/<a href="http://Gizmag.com">Gizmag.com</a>)

Narusk and his team are planning on building a limited number of the Viks carbon(Credit: Viks)

Pricing of the Viks Carbon has yet to be determined, but it's probably safe to say that it won't be cheap(Credit: Viks)